The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11

/ 20 mo profound ana elaborate definition 81
what justification is, and after all the work
there are not, outside Of the learned profess
slons, five thousand people in the United
States who can tell what justification is. i
viii read you the definition:
Classification is purely a forensic act, the
act Of judge sitting ia the FORUM IN which
tho Supreme Ruler and judge, who IS ac-
countablc TO none, and who alone knows the
manner in which tho ends Of His universal
government can best be obtained rpctOns th l.
which was done by the Substitute in the same
manner as if it had been done by those who
believe in the substitute, and not ON account
Of anything done by them, but purely upon
account Of this gracious method Of reckon
ing, grants them the full remission Of their
| sins"
Now, whrt s justification? viii tell you
what justification is--whcn a sinner believes.
God lets him Off Ono summer in Connecticut
| went 10 large factory, and ! saw over the
door written the words: "No Admittancc."
] entered and saw over the next door: mo
Abundance" or course entered. got in
side and found it a pin factory, and thcy were
| making pins, very seryiceabe, fine aud useful
pins SO the spirit Of cXclusivcncss has prac-
ticaily written over the outside door Of many
a church: ono Admittance." And if the
stranger enters he find practically written over
/ the second door: "No Admittmce," and if
! he goes in, over all the pew doors -coms writ
! ton: ono Admittancc," while the minister
/ stands in the pulpit, lammerina ont his little
/ nicctic3 OF bclicI, pounding ont thd tCchui-
tdiitb VI ifiiuiIf making pms. IL inc most
/ practical, common sense way, and laying aside
| the noh-cssentials and the hard definitions Of
! religion, 90 ont on the God-giYen mission, tell
| ing tho people what they need, and when and
how they can get H.
Comparatively little effort as vet has been
made to save that large class Of persons in
our midst called skcptics and he who goes to
work here viii not he building upon another
man ionnda'ion' There j. great multitude
Oi lhciu. They arc afraid OF us and our
churches, ior the reason We don't know
how to tfcai them. Ono OF this class met
| Ihlht, and hear with what tenderness, and
pathns and beauty, and success Christ dealt
with him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with al thy mind, and with all NY strength
Ihi- - the first commandment, and the sec
Gnu - INC 10 inns namely thou 5hait loVc my
hr'2I}Dpr ~ uHscH; Ihero Is no other com
h.'IiIhl'.' sit9teI man llhs- Ana me scribe
Shd TO nun; wen master thou mast sald The
rum iof iHcrc IS one 'oa' ana 10 love nm
"lti ~ inc hCarl, ;'ilI aiI me understanding,
and MI the soul, and all tho strength is more
than whole burnt offerings and sacrifices" And
when Jesus saw That he answered discreetly,
he Said unto HIM; Thou art not far from the
klngdom nl tod, 80 SkepuC was saved in
one interview. Bul lew Christian people treat
ihe sbcllW III mat way, instead OF taking
hold Of him with the gentle hand OF love, We
are apt to take hun with the iron pinccrs Of
/ cccleSlasticlsm
| Hou would not he so rough on that man if
I you Knew w what process he iIdu lOSt ms ldlth
! IN Christianity. ] have known men skeptical
! from tho fact that they grew up IN houses
/ whore religion was Ovcrdone Sunday was the
! most awful day of the week They had re-
| ligion driven into them with trip-hammcr.
| They were surieitcd with prayer meetings.
! They were stuffed and chokcd with cate
chi5ms They were often told thcy were the
| worst boys the parents over knew, because
! they liked to ride down hill better than to
| read BunNanS Pilgrim Progress. Whenever
| father and mother talked of religion, they
! drew down the corners OF their mouth and
| rolled up their eyes. 1t amy one thing VIII
| send boy or girl TO perdition sooner than
| another, that is it. II had had such father
! ana mother, lear / should have been an in
| fdel.
! Others were trippCd up Of skepticism from
/ being grieNously WrOn9cd by some man who
profossca TO be a Christian. They had a part
! ucr in business who turned out to be a lrst
! class scoundrcl though professcd Christian.
! Twenty years ago they lost all faith by what
| hepponed IN an oil company which was formed
amid the petroleum excitement. Tho compa-
ny owned no land, or il they did. there was no
sign of oil produced; but tne president of the
| company was Presbyterian elder and tho
/ treasurer IN Episcopal }c-tl}Hln, and one di-
rector WAS Methodist class leader, and the
other directors prominent members
OF baptist and tougrc sational churches.
Circulars were gotten out telling what
fabulous prospects opened before this company.
Innocent men and women who had little
money To- invest ard that httlc their all, said
i don hho" anything about This company.
n"t 80 many 5000 mon are at me head OF It
lual u must ne eNS'He"'' ana taking stock IN
u muS' nc "uho7t rs s""d rs l"inn$ the
SHlith 80 u''N n"u3h' me STOCK, ana per
itl' ,'.'lfru one ~ I{ouu 50 MS 20 Keep them
sun n"I 'lierA Wnlie they found that the COM
p1il nad re'rGAMzed ana had different
president ana dliercnt treasurer, and differ
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